I could MAYBE see a scalled down iPhone to replace the current iPhone, but a separate device that would cause cannibalization between the two? NO.

I don't see any sensor holes, aren't those needed for when you hold the phone to your face?

Isn't it ironic how this company has twice now, (if this pans out) been the main conduit through which Apple's latest and greatest device is revealed, when it's one of the most tasteless ugly sites ever created?

Not only that, the product itself is hideous, and the few colour choices one can order that make the product barely tolerable to the eyes are never even shown. Just like with the 3G last year, the "artist" picks black and electric-eye-ripping-raw blue as the colour combination they want to highlight? And to fill in the screen shot they choose a screen with bright red and yellow buttons and then over-saturate the image to boot???? Arghhhh!!!!

/me feels like ripping my eyes out just looking at the thing. People with such a poor idea of colour and what constitutes good design should simply be put to sleep IMO.

Personally, I don't have the kind of skepticism against the new kind of device that others do. I've seen too many Apple fans find reasons to dismiss leaked mock-ups and photos saying it would "never happen" only to end up finding that the photos nailed it, even if it's not up to an apple fan's idealization of how Apple works.

I don't understand why Apple would give this company another shot at pre-release design access when they've leaked before.

I really don't think this is real. I seriously don't. It just doesn't make sense at all.
On the note of the sites other "correct" prediction: They were so obviously going to happen it was unbelievable!
I think even an amateur like my mom could of designed the iPhone 3G and got it just about right. And on the iPod Nano, the whole world knew what it was going to look like before the Keynote. There was 2D designs leaked a whole week before.

Lets hold our horses and just see that this is a big publicity stunt for the site in question. Don't you think Apple will have been a bit more careful with their casing designs after the iPod Nano debacle?

If this "iPod nano" is true, it better be a clamshell

By your reasoning, wouldn't the same apply to the iPod classic / iPod touch / iPod nano? They may cannibalize each other to a minute degree, but each offers their own draws and drawbacks.

Concerning leaks like these, it is necessary for Apple to provide case metrics so that companies such as XSKN can have skins/cases ready in time for product launches. Therefore, its not hard to understand why Apple's products are being "leaked" by accessory manufacturers nowadays, because they all want to be the first to have their cases etc on the shelf when people line up to buy Apple's new products. Whether these 3rd party accessory manufacturers are deliberately tight-lipped or loose-mouthed is a whole other debacle.

who wants a clamshell? I guess you want an antenna to pull out as well....

Yeah, this is what I don't get either. If I was Steve Jobs I would have had them arrested or something for the last debacle. I sure wouldn't let them in on the next big thing like they seem to have been.

hmmm. If it doesn't have apps, it will fail. I just want apple to lower the price for the pay as you go iPhone 3G (£350 for 8GB at the mo. Not amused)